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Eras of DC’s major
families of characters are noted with red boxes labeled with hyperlinks at
their top and bottom. (Please note,
however, that certain materials included within these boxes are actually a part
of other eras: the boxes indicate only
the rough outline of those eras for easy visual comprehension.) Storylines are noted with light blue
shading. Hyperlinks are provided as
possible for miscellaneous works.
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an anthology and not a Superman title) |
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Manhunter (a 4-issue mini-series) debuts |
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New
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Animal
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Superman
kills the Phantom Zone villains (in Superman #22, John Byrne’s last
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1989 |
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in order to get
its cover dates closer to the month of publication (2 months ahead rather
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Holiday |
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Invasion!
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Superman, insane, exiles himself from Earth in Adventures of
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Catwoman
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Huntress
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Justice
League International becomes Justice League America
with #26; Justice League Europe debuts |
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Detective
Comics #600 |
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Rick
Veitch leaves Swamp Thing with #87 after DC censors an appearance of
Jesus Christ in #88; Hawk and Dove debuts |
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Action
Comics becomes a Superman title once again with #643 |
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“Year
Three” storyline begins in Batman #436 |
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New
Guardians concludes with #12 |
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
debuts |
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Hellblazer
Annual #1 |
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Green
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